Eat Today, Eat Tomorrow
Eat Today, Eat Tomorrow. Many of us have been advised not to talk while eating, but eating without talking is hardly ever an option. We often muse over many issues as we munch. Meal time offers a time to appreciate the c…
In Pursuit of Our Collective Wellbeing
Voting for Our Collective Wellbeing . As the polls open tomorrow, Nigerians are faced with hard choices. These challenges include deciding whether to vote on the basis of political party affiliations, or to vote on the b…
Dining on Genetically Engineered Pesticides
Eating Genetically Engineered Pesticides. All through the ages, in the development of agriculture, humans have selected and cultivated crops and animals that thrive in their environments and are good for their health. So…
Surprised by the Storm
Changes get accepted as normal occurrences when they are uninterrogated. We hear talks of the new normal which could mean that unpredictable change is the norm. We could also take the new normal to creep in when things t…
Dying for Pieces of Copper
Of the ten most toxic places on earth, three are found in Africa. They are: the Niger Delta, the mining communities of Kabwe in Zambia and the Agbogbloshie dumpsite in Ghana. While Kabwe ranks as number five on the list,…
Struggle, Freedom and Change
As one year draws to a close and another one unfolds, it is always a time for reflection, introspection, and resolutions. Many persons resolve to leave bad habits and to assume acceptable modes of behaviour. Heads of gov…
Eco-Instigator #22
Someone said that you don’t mop the floor with the tap running. We agree. Tackling climate change requires that we stop the very things pumping Green House Gases into the atmosphere and focus on transiting to 100% renewa…
A Call For Climate Common Sense
As the world hurtles towards climate catastrophe, the prime suspects keeping the world on this track are busy blocking negotiations aimed at tackling the problem. Climate crimes are not merely the ones already visible, t…
Kick the polluters out of the COP (A COP24 Poem)
Kick the polluters out of the COP (A COP24 Poem) Today what do we say? Kick the polluters out of the COP Yesterday the world celebrated 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights In the Niger Delta we …
Kotawice and Climate Pathways
President Buhari made a subtle Climate justice pitch in Katowice There is cautious optimism that nations may get serious about climate change as the 24th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention o…
When Dream Die
When dreams die, are people left with nothing but fear? We need to question the inevitability of fear as the outcome of broken or dead dreams. For this reflection, we will take a ‘dream’ to mean a cherished aspiration o…
A Dose of Needless Medicine
A Dose of Needless Medicine. In this reflection we are looking at genetically modified cotton (GM) in the light of the Tortoise Principle. There is a folktale about a time a Lion was sick and declared that all the anima…
Do Not Betray Africa on Extreme Genetic Engineering
Do Not Betray Africa on SynBio and Gene Drives As representatives of a broad range of African civil society organisations (CSOs), we do not feel represented by the delegations of Nigeria and South Africa, speaking on beh…
I Dream Of Clean Creeks
I dream of clean creeks. Writing about the creeks and swamps of the Niger Delta can be quite a struggle for me at times. Many times, I have set aside my poetry quill and declared to myself that I would no longer write po…
The Instigator debuts
My weekly column, The Instigator, commenced on Friday 9 November 2018 in The Leadership newspaper. You can join the weekly conversation by getting the hard copies on by looking it up online. We will be sharing the piec…
